Food Technologist – Bakery Manufacturing

<strong>We&rsquo;re a naan traditional company&hellip;<br /><br />Working at FGF Brands, there is never a dull moment! As a successful company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of.&nbsp;We have an&nbsp;<em>entrepreneurial&nbsp;</em>spirit which encourages all our team members to use their own&nbsp;<em>creativity</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>out of the box</em>&nbsp;thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.</strong>

Greater Toronto Area, ON

FGF

<p><strong>A Bakery That Runs Like A Startup</strong></p> <p><strong>We&rsquo;re not your average bakery. We&rsquo;re a team of passionate thinkers and doers that are challenging the idea of what a bakery can be. We operate like a startup, powered by creativity and a &lsquo;roll up your sleeves&rsquo; mentality, to give our customers the best possible product. Our offices are just like our thinking, open and modern. Our manufacturing facilities are state-of- the-art. We expect unconventional solutions from our team members, so we give them creative spaces to inspire and collaborate.</strong></p> https://www.fgfbrands.com/

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Full Time

Overview: <p>This is an individual contributor role in the Research and Development group. The scope of this role expands over multiple facets of R&amp;D, but primarily focusing on business continuity projects, commercialization, process improvement and plant support.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What FGF Offers</strong></p> <ul> <li>FGF believes in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training. Unleashing Your Potential&nbsp;</li> <li>Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, &amp; a generous flexible medical/health spending account</li> <li>RRSP matching program</li> <li>Tuition reimbursement</li> <li>Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping etc.&nbsp;</li> </ul>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Lead troubleshooting in facilities and work with manufacturing teams to reduce quality complaints through the optimization of processes and formulae.</li> <li>Investigate and resolve product variations by applying a scientific approach to the variables.</li> <li>Improve current processes through innovation and the testing of new technologies.</li> <li>Become familiar with every aspect of process and equipment capability in order to distribute knowledge amongst all facilities.&nbsp;</li> <li>Provide training and technical support to plants to ensure products meet customer expectations. This will include providing direct training on new technologies and manufacturing processes.&nbsp;</li> <li>Identify and support cost savings measures through process optimization, ingredient substitutions and reductions, or formulae optimization.&nbsp;</li> <li>Work closely with PD, QA and Manufacturing to support new product launches as well as the development/improvement of existing products.&nbsp;</li> <li>All other duties as required.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <ul> <li>3-5 years of experience in Food R&amp;D. Previous experience with bakery, specifically frozen sweet baked goods category will be a plus.</li> <li>Commercialization experience on high-speed automated production lines.</li> <li>Minimum, Bachelor of Science (Food Science, Chemistry or related) or Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical, Biological or related) is required.</li> <li>Must be Creative, Go-getter.</li> <li>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written).</li> <li>Flexibility to adapt to ever changing dynamics of the industry, as well as the organization which strives for continuous improvement of its products and processes.</li> <li>Required to work in Laboratory, Production floor and Office/desk.</li> <li>Must be flexible to occasionally work off-shifts and/or <span class="modified">early mornings as required.</span></li> <li>Travel to <span class="modified">various </span>sites within GTA area is<span class="modified"> required.</span></li> </ul> <br /><strong>What is the recipe for a great career at FGF?</strong><br /><br />Working at FGF Brands, there is never a dull moment! As a successful company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an entrepreneurial spirit that encourages all our team members to use their own creativity and out-of-the-box thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.<br /><br />Let&rsquo;s be frank. FGF is not for everybody. Our culture is unique. We dive headfirst into the unknown. If you&rsquo;re fun-loving, talented and fearless, we&rsquo;re for you.<br /> <p>In compliance with Ontario&rsquo;s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current, existing vacancy within our organization.</p>